Metal Anarchy

During an appearance on SiriusXM’s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk,” Megadeth vocalist/guitarist Dave Mustaine ruled out the possibility of reuniting with former of the group during their farewell shows. According to him, he “can’t really do that, because of the behavior of one of the bandmembers in the past.” While unspecified, some have speculated that he was referring to bassist David Ellefson, who was fired over a sex video scandal involving a young woman.

Mustaine said the following:

“Well, I can’t really do that, because of the behavior of one of the bandmembers in the past. I just can’t — I can’t. Because, first off, it would be unfair to the other bandmembers if I didn’t play with them as well. But the thing about what we did with [former MEGADETH guitarist] Marty [Friedman] in Japan [in early 2024], that was a no-brainer. That was brilliant. And I love Marty. We had our separation, and he went his way and we went our way. But it was a very, very intense relationship I had with Marty, because that was the first relationship I had with a guitar player. My relationship with [former MEGADETH guitarist] Chris [Poland] was really great, but it wasn’t as good as it was with Marty. My relationship with [former MEGADETH guitarist] Jeff [Young] was good, but it wasn’t as good as it was with Marty. And I probably wouldn’t have a problem playing with any of the members of those two lineups, except the fact that [former MEGADETH drummer] Gar’s [Samuelson] deceased, and [I’m] just not gonna do anything that is gonna, in any way, seem unfair to the other bandmembers.”

He continued when asked if Megadeth will announce a final show or go away quietly:

“I don’t know. I was joking around with our management and said, ‘You guys should probably book some fake dates at the end of the tour that I don’t know about so I won’t go out there on the last date and just blubber like a fucking 175-pound wuss.”

[via Blabbermouth]